EE. UU. distribuirá 800,000 dosis de la vacuna contra la viruela del simio
JUEVES, 28 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En medio de las preocupaciones públicas sobre una respuesta gubernamental lenta a la viruela del simio, los reguladores de salud de EE. UU. autorizaron el miércoles la distribución de 800,000 dosis adici…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten que una rara y letal enfermedad bacteriana ya está en Estados Unidos
JUEVES, 28 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una bacteria que provoca una enfermedad poco común, pero grave, se ha descubierto en muestras de tierra y de agua de la región de la Costa del Golfo de Mississippi, después de que dos personas que vivían…
Learn MoreSan Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both San Francisco and New York state declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, as they struggle to gain access to more resources to help contain the spread of the virus.About 40% of the 4,907 …
Learn MoreHRQoL on the Decline Preceding Initiation of Dialysis for Seniors
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older patients with kidney failure have a decline in health-related quality of life before initiation of dialysis, which stabilizes thereafter, according to a study published online July 28 in the Clinical J…
Learn MoreADT Use for Prostate Cancer Linked to Increased Risk for CVD Death
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with prostate cancer, use of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) death, according to a study published online July 26 in The Ag…
Learn MoreGreater Abdominal Aortic Calcification Ups Dementia Risk in Older Women
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older women with more advanced abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) have a higher risk for late-life dementia, according to a study published online June 26 in The Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific.
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Learn MoreHormone Therapy Not Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence, Mortality
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women treated for early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, neither vaginal estrogen therapy (VET) nor menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with an increased risk for …
Learn MoreKids With ADHD Have Differences in ‘Neural Flexibility,’ Brain Study Shows
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with ADHD may have less flexibility in the brain circuitry that allows for seamless “multitasking,” a new study suggests.Research has shown that kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ofte…
Learn MoreE-Cigarette Use Tied to Future Cannabis Use in Teens
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a strong individual-level association between adolescent electronic cigarette use and subsequent cannabis use, according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Network Open.
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Learn MoreSeizures in Young Stroke Survivors Double Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The onset of seizures in young stroke survivors is associated with more than a doubled risk for developing dementia, according to a study published July 26 in Neurology.
Alain Lekoubou, M.D., from Penn Sta…
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